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Baker Hughes Rises On Unusually High Volume (BHI)

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NEW YORK (
TheStreet) --
Baker Hughes (NYSE:
BHI) is trading at unusually high volume Friday with eight million shares changing hands. It is currently at 2.1 times its average daily volume and trading up $1.57 (+3.7%) at $44.30 as of 4 p.m. ET.

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Baker Hughes has a market cap of $18.67 billion and is part of the basic materials sector and energy industry. Shares are up 4.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

Baker Hughes Incorporated supplies oilfield services, products, and technology services and systems to the oil and natural gas industry worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.3, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

TheStreet Ratings rates Baker Hughes as a
hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and reasonable valuation levels. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins. You can view the full
Baker Hughes Ratings Report.